My first car as an '84 Datsun Sentra. (like this )
I bought it when I was 16. My mom and grandma gave me $400 toward the down payment but I made all the payments, paid for upkeep and insured it myself. I loved that car and I was really proud that I worked for it. It was the best little car, I drove it for years and years, until a hit & run driver killed it.